Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 569 Cracks in the Alibi

No one knew how these two seemingly unrelated people had met.

With Shirley's involvement, the investigation moved along much more smoothly.

It didn't take long for the cyber police to track down the person who had deleted their account and gone into hiding. When they found him, he was in an internet café, slurping instant noodles while browsing the web-a complete mess.

"According to the investigation, this guy named Horace Middleton is an unemployed drifter. After graduating from high school, he worked at an electronics factory for about six months, but he kept showing up late and leaving early, so they fired him. After that, he started living off his parents, doing nothing all day. His favorite thing was gaming at internet cafés. He even tried to become a gaming streamer, but when he couldn't afford the equipment, he resorted to stealing to get it. He got caught and spent a few days in jail, so now he has a criminal record."

Shirley's assistant, Alexis Swanson, read the report from the police station out loud to her.

Shirley remained calm, flipping through the documents in her hand.

Polly, sitting next to her, asked anxiously, "Did he say who paid him to smear me online?"

Shirley nodded. "Yes. He said someone contacted him online and offered him 500 bucks to post those things. So he used his Facebook account to do it. But when things blew up, he panicked and deleted his account." Hearing this, Polly was stunned.

She was being dragged through the mud online, with everyone labeling her a "thief," and it was all for just 500 bucks?

She leaned back in her chair, feeling utterly defeated.

An employee at the law firm analyzed the situation.

"Horace just copied and pasted what the person told him to say. He doesn't even know who the other person is."

Shirley asked, "Did we track the account that made the payment?"

employee searched through the papers on the desk. "Yes, it was

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